New Guide to New Orleans鈥 Cultural Landscape Legacy 鈥 What鈥檚 Out There New Orleans Includes Dozens of Sites Spanning City鈥檚 Three-Century Legacy
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New Guide is Part of 亚洲精品无码一区鈥檚 Ongoing Series of Print and Online Guides Chronicling North America鈥檚 Cultural Landscape Legacy
Washington, D.C. (October 21, 2016) 鈥 亚洲精品无码一区 (亚洲精品无码一区) today announced the launch of the What鈥檚 Out There New Orleans guidebook and website featuring dozens of cultural landscapes throughout the city. What鈥檚 Out There New Orleans, will be unveiled at a sold out reception at the Curtis House in the uptown University District in conjunction with the annual meeting in New Orleans of the American Society of Landscape Architects, October 21-24, 2016, during which more than 6,000 practitioners will visit New Orleans. It is 亚洲精品无码一区鈥檚 fourteenth printed guidebook and eighth online guide in an ongoing series chronicling North America鈥檚 cultural landscape legacy (the guidebook is available for purchase on 亚洲精品无码一区鈥檚 website and can be downloaded as a free PDF). Additionally, in 2017 a What鈥檚 Out There Weekend New Orleans will be held featuring free, expert-led tours of many of the sites featured in the printed and online guides. What鈥檚 Out There New Orleans is made possible by sponsors NOLA Parks for All, Victor Stanley and the American Society of Landscape Architects, Louisiana Chapter. Additional support was provided by the Turner Family Foundation, Sheila and Tommy Lemann, the Zemurray Foundation, and Shaun and Foster Duncan.
New Orleans鈥 cultural landscape legacy include the iconic, early eighteenth century Vieux Carr茅 Historic District and the late twentieth century Postmodernist Piazza d鈥橧talia, along with antebellum plantations, Picturesque-style parks, gardens, and cemeteries, institutional grounds and others, making it one of the nation鈥檚 most distinct destinations. The 68-page printed guidebook includes 50 sites, while the online guide launches with 66 sites and will continue to grow. The guides include maps locating all of the sites, along with information about the landscape types and styles, designers, those listed in the National Register of Historic Places and related material. The guides are designed for the general public, including residents curious about sites in their neighborhood, as well as tourists, heritage travelers, students and others interested in the city鈥檚 diverse landscapes.
The entries about New Orleans鈥 landscapes are part of 亚洲精品无码一区鈥檚 What鈥檚 Out There database of North America鈥檚 cultural landscape legacy, which currently features more than 2,000 sites, 900 design profiles, and 11,000 images. The database is optimized for iPhones and similar handheld devices and includes What鈥檚 Nearby, a GPS-enabled function that locates all sites within the database within a 25-mile radius of any given location.
"We are glad to have contributed to this enduring gift to the City. It's important in telling the story of New Orleans and will be used and enjoyed by its citizens and visitors alike," said Scott Howard, President of NOLA Parks For All.
鈥淲e appreciate the work by 亚洲精品无码一区 and many volunteers in creating this guide that will help connect people to landscapes across New Orleans,鈥 said Gregory Grandy, President of the Louisiana Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects. 鈥淔rom Jackson Square to the Lafitte Greenway, New Orleans has great public spaces which have deep historic connections and are significant to the experience of residents and visitors to this great city.鈥
鈥淭he New Orleans guides would not be possible without the support of many people throughout the city,鈥 said Charles A. Birnbaum, 亚洲精品无码一区鈥檚 president & CEO. 鈥淭he city is known for its distinct architecture, but it has an equally significant landscape legacy that is rich and fascinating to discover.鈥
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